![]() ![]() ![]() "Calm yourself, Ned my friend," Conseil replied serenely. "These people are about as hospitable as the savages of New Caledonia! All that's lacking is for them to be cannibals! I wouldn't be surprised if they were, but believe you me, they won't eat me without my kicking up a protest!" Meanwhile, furious at these goings on, Ned Land gave free rein to his indignation. All was darkness, but such utter darkness that after several minutes, my eyes were still unable to catch a single one of those hazy gleams that drift through even the blackest nights. Where? I couldn't say, could barely even imagine. At the foot of the ladder, a door opened and instantly closed behind us with a loud clang. Forcibly seized, Ned Land and Conseil were behind me. I felt my naked feet clinging to the steps of an iron ladder. Saturated with the outside light, my eyes couldn't make out a thing. The narrow hatch had barely closed over me when I was surrounded by profound darkness. With whom were we dealing? Surely with some new breed of pirates, exploiting the sea after their own fashion. ![]() I don't know how they felt about being shoved inside this aquatic prison, but as for me, I was shivering all over. ![]() My companions and I had no time to collect ourselves. This brutally executed capture was carried out with lightning speed. You should visit Browse Happy and update your internet browser today! The embedded audio player requires a modern internet browser. ![]()
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